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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






2. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






3. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






4. How many calories/gram is protein?






5. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






6. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






7. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






8. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






9. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






10. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






11. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






12. When does BMR increase?






13. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






14. The higher the BMR a client has --






15. What function is vitamin D?






16. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






17. When does BMR decrease?






18. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






19. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






20. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






21. Where can you get more vitamin D?






22. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






23. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






24. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






25. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






26. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






27. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






28. What is the function of vitamin E?






29. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






30. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






31. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






32. What is normal BMI?






33. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






34. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






35. What is the function of vitamin C?






36. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






37. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






38. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






39. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






40. Sources of fats






41. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






42. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






43. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






44. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






45. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






46. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






47. What function is vitamin A?






48. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






49. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






50. What does DASH stand for?